In the U.S., current overdose deaths of heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioids have increased over six times from rates seen in 1999, according to the CDC. With the opioid epidemic raging on into 2022, what’s on the forefront of treatment research when it comes to better tackling substance use disorders? Dr. Anna Rose Childress, a professor and psychiatrist at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, joins us this week to breakdown the decades-long epidemic, the challenges of treating addiction and share some new innovations in clinical research. Learn more at https://viewpointsradio.org/addiction-treatment-innovations/.

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